Climate-Smart Fiscal Policy Can Foster a Lasting Economic Recovery

The recession and debt distress accompanying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pose serious threats to governments’ ability to invest in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, raising the specter of another lost decade for climate action. However, fiscal policy can be designed to simultaneou...

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Autor principal: Estevão, Marcello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34173535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.08.017
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Sumario:The recession and debt distress accompanying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pose serious threats to governments’ ability to invest in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, raising the specter of another lost decade for climate action. However, fiscal policy can be designed to simultaneously stabilize the economy and public finances while advancing sustainable development.

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